spectroscopy
noun
spec·tros·co·py
spek-ˈträ-skə-pē 
1
: the process or technique of using a spectroscope or spectrometer
2
: the production and investigation of spectra
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Co-author Jemma Kerns, a Lancaster University researcher who worked on this project, has previously used Raman spectroscopy to investigate bone disease in the lower leg bones of some of these sailors.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Although the researchers expected to see an increase in bone minerals tied to aging, examining the clavicles with Raman spectroscopy — a technique that employs lasers to probe a substance’s underlying chemistry — provided a new level of detail that other imaging techniques can’t deliver.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Researchers used broadband near-infrared spectroscopy to measure cellular metabolism in the visual cortex of participants’ brains.
—Natalie Healey, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2021
The researchers synthesized and isolated the chemical, then analyzed it with high-resolution mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, to reveal its properties.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Nov. 2024
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Although the researchers expected to see an increase in bone minerals tied to aging, examining the clavicles with Raman spectroscopy — a technique that employs lasers to probe a substance’s underlying chemistry — provided a new level of detail that other imaging techniques can’t deliver.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Researchers used broadband near-infrared spectroscopy to measure cellular metabolism in the visual cortex of participants’ brains.
—Natalie Healey, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2021
The researchers synthesized and isolated the chemical, then analyzed it with high-resolution mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, to reveal its properties.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Nov. 2024
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spectroscopy
noun
spec·tros·co·py
spek-ˈträs-kə-pē
plural spectroscopies
1
a
: the production and investigation of spectra
b
: the process or technique of using a spectroscope or spectrometer
2
: physics that deals with the theory and interpretation of interactions between matter and radiation (as electromagnetic radiation)
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